2010 International Bluegrass Music Awards Handed Out Last Night at Ryman

Dailey & Vincent won its third straight entertainer of the year and top vocal group prizes and notched a top album win at Thursday night’s International Bluegrass Music Awards show, held at the Ryman Auditorium.

The show featured performances from Earl Scruggs, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Dailey & Vincent with Fortune, the Del McCoury Band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, the Claire Lynch Band, Blue Highway with Darrell Scott, Dierks Bentley, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, The Sam Bush Band, Alison Brown and many others.

BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
John Hartford
Louise Scruggs

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Dailey & Vincent

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Dailey & Vincent

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Russell Moore

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Claire Lynch

SONG OF THE YEAR
"Ring The Bell", The Gibson Brothers (artists), Chet O'Keefe (songwriter)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers; Dailey &Vincent (artists & producers); Cracker Barrel/Rounder

RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Give This Message To Your Heart", Larry Stephenson featuring Dailey & Vincent (artists), Ben Surratt & Larry Stephenson (producers), Whysper Dream

INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
"Durang's Hornpipe" by Adam Steffey (artist), Barry Bales & Gary Paczosa (producers)

GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
"Ring The Bell", The Gibson Brothers (artists & producers), Chet O'Keefe (songwriter), Compass Records

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Josh Williams Band

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
BANJO - Kristin Scott Benson
BASS - Marshall Wilborn
FIDDLE - Michael Cleveland
DOBRO - Rob Ickes
GUITAR - Josh Williams
MANDOLIN - Adam Steffey

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Benjamin "Tex" Logan
Sherry Boyd
Lynn Morris
Richard Weize
Pete Wernick

BLUEGRASS BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR:
Kyle Cantrell; Sirius XM Satellite Radio

PRINT MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR:
Eddie Dean & Dr. Ralph Stanley, authors of Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times (Gotham Books)

BEST LINER NOTES FOR A RECORDED PROJECT:
Dr. Ted Olson (writer), Appalachia Music from Home, Various Artists, Lonesome Records (label)

BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR A RECORDED PROJECT:
Julie Craig, Cracker Barrel (designer); Dailey & Vincent; Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers; Cracker Barrel/Rounder (label)

BLUEGRASS EVENT OF THE YEAR:
14th Annual Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival; East Hartford, CT